Hosiery-drying apparatus



Dec. 24, 1929. c. N. HARRINGTON Er A. 1,740,942

HosIERY DRYING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 12l 1927 WAM I www Patented Dec. 24, 1929 STATE CHARLES N. EAR-RNGTON, HENRY T. MAY, AND CHARLES B. MAXFIELD, OF LA GROSSE,

WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOES TO LA GROSSE KNITTNG COMPANY, OF LA GROSSE, WISCON- SIN, A CORPORATION OF WISCONSIN HOSIERY-DR-YING i APPARATUS Application led September 12, 1927. Serial No. 219,027.

The invention relates to hosiery drying apparatus of that type in which the fabric is held from shrinkage while in engagement with the drying forni. Heretofore hosiery drying forms have been provided with means for preventing shrinkage such as a pile including fabric secured to the surface of the form. T,Ve have discovered that this pile includng fabric is unnecessary and that a plain woven or a knitted fabric will serve to hold the article being dried from movement. Ve have therefore devised a simple construction of holding down means which may be easily applied to any standard construction of drying form without modification thereof and the invention consists in this construction as hereinafter set forth.

In the drawings:

Figure l is a side elevation of a hosiery drying form to which our improvement is applied.

Fioure 2 is a perspective view of one of the plates to which the holding down means is secured.

Figures 3, 4, 5 and 6 are cross sections respectively on lines 3-3, M, 5 5 and 6 6 of Figure l.

lWhile our improvement is applicable to any suitable construction of drying form we have shown it as applied to ahollow steam heated form. As shown A is ahollow form which is of the desired contour including a shank portion B reduced in diameter. C is a plain woven or knitted fabric mounted upon the shank B and serving as the holding down means. To apply this holding down means we4 preferably first provide apair of sheet metal plates D, D fashioned to fit about the shank on opposite sides thereof. The length of these plates is preferably such as to eX- tend from the base flange E to the point F at which the form enlarges in width. The upper portion of each plate has an opening Gr cut therein exposing the greater part of the width of the shank.

Where a knitted fabric is used it is preferably in the form of a tube C which is sufciently elastic to permit of stretching to pass over the form A on to the shank B where it surrounds the plates D, D. The upper and lower` ends of this fabric tube have the ends secured to the plates D, D by means of adhesive tape as indicated at H. This vwill prevent any slippage of the fabric tube on the plates and the latter are held in position by the shape of the form.

ln use the hosiery as taken from the centrifugal drier and while still damp, is placed upon the forms and drawn over the fabric tube C. rlhis will afford sutiicient friction to prevent any slippage during drying. The plates D, D hold the fabric tube and its securing tapes out of direct contact with the heated form but on account of the openings G in these plates the radiation of heat from the form is facilitated. Thus the drying is quickly effected and the hosiery is held full length during the operation.

lWhile we have described specically the use of a knitted fabric tube it is obvious that other fabrics having sufficient friction in the surface thereof may be applied to the plates D, D and secured in a similar manner by the tapes H.

Vhat we claim as our invention is:

l. The combination with a heated fabric drying form having an enlarged body and reduced shank, of a plate fitting against said shank and having a cut-away portion, a fabric engaging the outer surface of said plate and extending across said cut away portion to be exposed to the desired radiation from said heated form, and means for securing said fabric and plate to said shank.

2. The combination with a fabric drying form having an enlarged body and reduced shank, a pair of plates fitting upon said shank at opposite sides thereof a portion of the side walls of said plates being cut away, a fabric engaging the outer' face of said plates and er;- tending across the cut-away portions thereof and means located on opposite sides of said cut-away portion for holding said fabric to said plates and for securing the latter to said shank.

8. The combination with a fabric drying form having an enlarged body and reduced shank, of a pair of plates placed against the shank on opposite sides thereof and a seamless tube of elastic knitted fabric Surrounding and secured to said plates, said tube being adapted to be drawn over said enlarged forni into engagement with said plates.

4. The combination with a heated fabric drying form having an enlarged `body and reduced shank7 of a pair of plates fitting upon said shank on opposite sides thereof, a portion of the side walls of said plates being cut away, and a fabric engaged with said plates to cover the openings therein and to be eX- posed to the direct radiation from said heated form, the ends of said fabric being secured to said plates above and below said cut-away portions.

5. The combination with a fabric drying form having an enlarged body and reduced Shank, of a pair of plates fitting upon said shank on opposite sides thereof, a portion of said plates being cut away, a fabric stretchable to be drawn over the enlarged portion of said forni and surrounding said plates and adhesive tapes for securing said tube to said plates respectively above and below the cutaway portion thereof.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures.

CHARLES N. HARRINGTON. HENRY T. MAY. Y lCHARLES B. MAXFELD. 

